Govt to speed up vaccination, testing as Covid cases rise.

ISLAMABAD -- As the country reported more than 200 cases of Covid-19 after a gap of two and a half months, the federal and provincial leadership gathered at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday to deliberate on the continuously changing situation.

It was decided to expedite the vaccination of citizens, as it was the best defence against the pandemic. Besides, the number of daily Covid tests, which has dropped fivefold over the last couple of months, will be increased to ascertain the actual number of infections across the country.

The NCOC meeting was chaired by Federal Minister of National Health Services (NHS) Abdul Qadir Patel in Islamabad. Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, the National Disaster Management Authority, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan and the local administration also attended. Provincial representatives also participated virtually.

National Coordinator Maj Gen Aamer Ikram gave an overview of the current situation of Covid-19 and its vaccination status.

Federal, provincial leadership review situation

It was informed that 85 per cent of the eligible population has been fully vaccinated and 93pc has been partially vaccinated. Besides, 100pc eligible population in Sindh has been fully vaccinated.

The minister advised all provinces and regions to administer booster doses on a priority basis to further improve protection against Covid transmission.

He said that keeping in view the current pandemic situation, the national positivity was below...

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